The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-10-11

StlIl may nave TIC ldlIn anu prayers VI
the saints. l feel that it is great bless
ing. that it is great strength to be sus-
tanned by people protesting to be the
people of God.
Let US, then, my brethren and sisters,
be faithful in the work in which We are
engaged. Let us realize that we c. me
here to save ourselves. Let US work
out our salvation, then, from day TO
day, and perform every duty which de-
wolves upon us; then shall we secure our
salvation. Let us be faithful to our God.
Let US be faithful to ourselves.
Let US be faithful to our brethren, and
we shall come off more than conquerors.
May God help us to accomplish all
that our hearts desire to do in righteous
ness, is my prayer in the name of
Jesus Christ. Amen.
LORENZO SNOW.
The speaker commenced by reading
a portion of the 3rd chapter of Exodus
commencing with the 18th verse:
And Moses said unto God, who am
1, that should go to Pharaoh, and
that should bring. the children of
Israel out of Egypt?"
Also 4th chapter, 10th verse of Exc
dus:
land Moses said unto the Lord, 0,
my Lord l am not eloquent, neither
heretofore nor since thou has spoken
unto tiny servant, but | am slow OF
speech and of slow tongue"
| suppose it is unnecessary for me TO
remind the Latter-day Saints that for
our information and spiritual knowl-
edge we are entirely dependent-wP
| feel so dependent-upon the Lord. And
in PROPORTION to the exercis of our faith
do we receive information, CON NUM-
Gated through the LORDS servants, as
He addresses US, through his servants,
who address US on occasions of this
| character when we assemble together
to worship our God. And all those who
address you from this stand may not
always ask for the exercise of your faith
and the benefit of your prayers; yet in
our hearts we all feel that we are more
or less dependent upon you for the
Spirit of God that shall rest upon US, so
| that we may be enabled to so speak as
will be for your ediication, as well as
for ourselves.
1t is very singular, there is a charac
teristic that is attendant upon all the
servants of God when first called to &C
complish his work, when first called to
do that which is required of God.
We see in these passages which l
read, that God called upon Moses TO
accomplish a certain work; Moses felt
his inability and incompetency to do
that W. C. swas required of him. Til
work was too great. 1t was too pro-
found in its nature and character, and
it required that which Moses felt he did
nOSsacc in Dnmnr anI ohiIitu. an6
be felt his weakness, and he asked God
to look TO others when called. He OBJ
jected in his, feelings and so talked to the
Lork saying: Who am l that l should
be sent forth to accomplish this great
work,-for it is impossible that it can
be accomplished by any such ability
that | possess, of going to the king OF
Egypt, telling him to give TO me such &
thing; he knows nothing concerning bis
God or me, Moses, and you require ME
to tell him ali about 1900 600 people, or
something thereabout-and for me TO
bring them out from his nation.
Moses felt that it was a work Of labor
that God had been imposing
upon him. that his abilities
were not up to. And he bes0ught the
Lord that He would employ some ind
vidual. And after the Lnrd bad been
talking to him and this conversation
that took place between God and Moses,
Moses says again, wishing to excuse
himself, Since this conversation took
place between you and me, my ability
has not been increased. | am not
eloquent either before or since it began.
Still l am not eloquent, l sm slow OF
speech, after q slow tongue, and there
fore please send some one other indi-
dino nd of O no
ale the feelings and the notions that
Moses possessed and he wished 10 in
press God with the same. So it has
been from the beginning; when the Lord
called upon individuals, they felt their
inability, and so is it when elders are
called to addl ess you. SO it is with the
elders who are called to go forth to the
nations of the earth as ministers of the
gospel. They feel their lnadequacv.
They feel their INSULT iency. Now,
when we find the great work that has
been accomplished in furnishing
thousands and tens of thousands with
the comforts and cons nf-uces Of life
that surround ZEN and many of
them with luxures, when We see the
tens of thousands in these mountain
Wales, when We see. the cities
towns and villages reared by
them ii these oeautlfut VaIeS, HOW,
we ask, has this been accomplished ?"
Has is been done ;hrOus II the wisdom
and inteliig nee OF me.2 DO We ever
think that this is so? When we ira
verse the sidewalks through this beau
tiful and lovely city, when We behold
the beautiful dwellings that the inha-
bitants occupy, and so in 5traversing
ms Territory throughout and see the
beautiful scenery lovely towns, and
beholu toe ,nlsht7 work that has been
accomplished need we ask ourselves
The question, HOW has this been
done2'
When Joseph Smith, the prophet,
WIS v.Ied upon the same as was Moses
Log could lie lave expected to
accomplish or be b. means of &C /
C ,mUi.snIng this great and mighty
work that has been done, how be ex-
pected TO Sc lie beautiful cities and
towns in this distant part of the coun-
try, IN tins great American desert; and
yet tins was the WORK that he was de
manded of God to BE the instrument
of setting about 10 lay he foundations
to accomplish. how could the elders,
through whose Ins;rumentslity these
wonderful things have been brought
about have thought of accomp ishiDg